San Diego Comic-Con is undoubtedly one of the biggest movie and television events of the year with star-studded panels giving fans the inside track on their upcoming releases. We've rounded-up the TEN biggest and best things from this year's event.
10. Bill Murray
It seems hard to believe that a living legend like Bill Murray had never appeared at Comic-Con before but at the opening panel event he made his grand debut to discuss his new dramedy Rock the Kasbah, along with the film's writer Mitch Glazer (pictured below).
During his appearance Murray shared some pearls of wisdom ("You don't have to get intense when you're working. Just try to make the other person look good and then you don't have to worry about yourself"), revealed his favourite role to date (Ghostbusters – "Once upon a time, I did save the city of New York, and I had the coolest damn car to drive around Manhattan") and shared the love for Zooey Deschanel ("She can really sing") and Miley Cyrus ("I'm going to say this officially. Miley Cyrus is good").
9. Game of Thrones
(L-R) Natalia Dormer, Sophie Turner, Hannah Murray, Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Alfie Allen and Gwendoline Christie
Spoiler alert!
After the season five finale, the one question on every Game of Thrones fans lips – is Jon Snow alive or dead? Director David Nutter revealed at the show's Comic-Con panel that even the American Commander in Chief Barack Obama is desperate to know the character's fate. Nutter told the audience about his encounter with Obama, "He shook my hand, put his hand on my shoulder, and said, 'You didn't really kill Jon Snow, did you?' I said, 'Mr. President, Jon Snow is deader than dead'." And in saying that, he broke our hearts again.
Kit Harington as Jon Snow
Another highlight of the panel was getting to see the stars of the hit show auditioning for the roles that would make them some of the most recognisable faces in the world today. From Rose Leslie – who went on to play Ygritte – first uttering those iconic words "You know nothing, Jon Snow", to Natalie Dormer's try-out for the role of Margaery, and Carice van Houten "messing up" her audition for Melisandre, you need to see this behind-the-scenes look at the casting process.
Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence
It's been 11 years since the release of Kill Bill: Volume 2 and speaking at the panel discussion for his upcoming new release The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino gave us hope that we could see a third outing for The Bride and co.
While Tarantino didn't offer any concrete plans, he said when asked about the possibility of revisiting the series, "Never say never, we'll see, when it comes to Kill Bill 3. Uma [Thurman] would really like to do it, we talk about it every once in a while or so..."
Tarantino then suggested that the third film could centre on the daughter of Vivica A. Fox's character Vernita saying, "We've got to wait for Vernita's daughter to get old enough to go and kill her."
It may not be concrete but it's enough hope to get us excited!
6. Ben Affleck in action as Batman
The moment we've all been waiting for since the news that Ben Affleck would be taking on the role of the caped crusader came at Comic-Con – we got to see him in action as Bruce Wayne and Batman in the first trailer for the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Henry Cavill (Superman) and Ben Affleck (Batman)
The trailer builds tension and is sure to have fans on the edge of their seats with excitement and Affleck brings a darkness to the role that we can't wait to see in feature length. The star has clearly made himself at home in Wayne Manor too with news that he will co-write, direct and star in a standalone movie about the Dark Knight!
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits cinemas in March 2016.
With a cast that boasts Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Cara Delevingne, Joel Kinnamon and many more, the excitement around DC Comics' Suicide Squad has been phenomenal and fans got a first look at the film at this year's Comic-Con and one thing stands out – Jared Leto is going to be an amazing Joker.
(L-R) Karen Fukuhara, Adam Beach, Cara Delevingne, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie and Will Smith
The film is still in production so the teaser consists of a montage of really cool looking shots rather than any lengthy scenes, and it looks like it's going to be quite the spectacle. We can't wait to see a film that centres on a band of villains - they're always way more interesting than the good guys right? We'll find out when the film hits cinemas in August next year!
Channing Tatum has been attached to the role of Marvel's Gambit for quite some time now and while we all expected his casting to mean he would appear in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, it's looking like he's getting his own standalone movie instead/as well – we're not giving up on speculation that he will join the X-Men world too after helmer Bryan Singer posted a selfie with Tatum on Instagram with the caption, "Always wanted to work with this guy ;) #XMen #Gambit"
Channing Tatum and the legendary Stan Lee
Fans were warned before the panel, that also included the stars of Fantastic Four and X-Men: Apocalypse, that a big surprise was coming at the end and surprises don't come much bigger than Channing Tatum. As he walked out the Gambit title appeared on screen and with that, the cat was out of the bag.
Tatum was also getting cosey with Wolverine star Hugh Jackman – a bromance we can totally get on board with!
